Loren Fletcher

Loren Fletcher
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district
In office 1893 – 1903
Preceded by	Kittel Halvorson
Succeeded by	John Lind
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district
In office 1905 – 1907
Preceded by	John Lind
Succeeded by	Frank Nye
15th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1881 – 1885
Preceded by	Charles A. Gilman
Succeeded by	John L. Gibbs
Personal details
Born	April 10, 1833 Mount Vernon, Maine, USA
Died	April 15, 1919 Atlanta, Georgia
Political party	Republican

Loren Fletcher (April 10, 1833 – April 15, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine; he attended the public schools and Maine Wesleyan Seminary, Kents Hill, Maine; moved to Bangor in 1853; was a stonecutter, clerk in a store, and an employee of a lumber company; moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1856 and engaged in manufacturing and mercantile pursuits, largely in the manufacture of lumber and flour; member of the board of directors of the First National Bank upon its establishment in 1864; member of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1872 – 1886 and served as speaker from 1880 to 1885; elected as a Republican to the 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, and 57th congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903); chairman, Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (57th congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902 to the 58th congress; elected to the 59th congress, (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907); declined to be a candidate for reelection; retired from active business; died in Atlanta, Georgia, April 15, 1919; interment in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

References

• Minnesota Legislators Past and Present

• Loren Fletcher at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Kittel Halvorson	U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district 1893 – 1903	Succeeded by John Lind
Preceded by John Lind	U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district 1905 – 1907	Succeeded by Frank Nye
Political offices
Preceded by Charles A. Gilman	Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1881 – 1885	Succeeded by John L. Gibbs